If I were to share Jaques' existence I would find it hard to hold my own against him, for already I found his nihilism contagious.

I was too much of an extremist to be able to live under the eye of God and at the same time say both yes and no to life

It was easier for me to think of a world without a creator than of a creator burdened with all the contradictions in the world.

The facts of religion were convincing only to those who were already convinced.

All those minds that are interested in finding out the truth communicate with each other across the distances of space and time. I, too, was taking part in the effort which humanity makes to know.

I was convinced that I would be, that I was already, one in a million.

I had to call the past to life, and illuminate every corner of the five continents, descend to the centre of the earth and make the circuit of the moon and stars

Why shouldn't a mystical theology be possible? 'I want to touch God or become God, ' I declared in my journal. All through that year I abandoned myself intermittently to these deliriums.

No matter how different you are, your idea is, your art, your writing, your product, your concept, show it to the world. Just do it. Show who you are to the world. This is what you are here to do.

The person who can learn by observation can create his own culture.

the strength of open, unregulated information-sharing platforms is their responsiveness, not their insight or depth

You can't fool television viewers with dancing girls and flashing lights

I just want to be happy. I want to be happy and be able to finish my career in the right way.

I've seen a jillion miracles. They're all around. Every green leaf is a miracle.

When you make a record and have to go out on tour for it, you have to go out on tour for it. Whether it's going to be joyful or not, you have to do it.

Victory is within our ready grasp...We are in reach of a famous victory